2003 to 2007

I'm getting nervous about the necessary switch I must make from Office 2003
to Office 2007, especially Word. Is there a way to customize the
individual mini toolbars that are now on the ribbon? I have added some of
my favorites to the Quick Access Toolbar, but I miss the customization I did
on my Standard and Formatting toolbars in 2003. The default mini toolbars
in 2007 have things I don't use and the don't have things I do use. Can I
customize those???

Jay
Thu Jan 24 16:39:45 PST 2008

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:02:09 -0600, "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>I'm getting nervous about the necessary switch I must make from Office 2003
>to Office 2007, especially Word. Is there a way to customize the
>individual mini toolbars that are now on the ribbon? I have added some of
>my favorites to the Quick Access Toolbar, but I miss the customization I did
>on my Standard and Formatting toolbars in 2003. The default mini toolbars
>in 2007 have things I don't use and the don't have things I do use. Can I
>customize those???
>

You can't literally customize the built-in ribbon, but you can make your own
groups and, in the extreme, hide all the built-ins and use only your custom
ones.

A good place to start is Patrick Schmid's RibbonCustomizer utility
(http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer). To go further, start reading
Patrick's tutorial on the RibbonX language used to modify the ribbon
(http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbonx).

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

BK
Thu Jan 24 20:14:05 PST 2008

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I really want to make the
transition to 2007 and use it as provided, but it's nice to know I can fall
back on customizing stuff if I need to do so.



"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4pbip3d9t232tvhbd2in44bslpva9jruju@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:02:09 -0600, "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm getting nervous about the necessary switch I must make from Office
>>2003
>>to Office 2007, especially Word. Is there a way to customize the
>>individual mini toolbars that are now on the ribbon? I have added some of
>>my favorites to the Quick Access Toolbar, but I miss the customization I
>>did
>>on my Standard and Formatting toolbars in 2003. The default mini toolbars
>>in 2007 have things I don't use and the don't have things I do use. Can I
>>customize those???
>>
>
> You can't literally customize the built-in ribbon, but you can make your
> own
> groups and, in the extreme, hide all the built-ins and use only your
> custom
> ones.
>
> A good place to start is Patrick Schmid's RibbonCustomizer utility
> (http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer). To go further, start
> reading
> Patrick's tutorial on the RibbonX language used to modify the ribbon
> (http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbonx).
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> so all may benefit.

Terry
Fri Jan 25 02:49:22 PST 2008

And as I replied to the post immediately before your post...

If you go to the MS Office Site, download the free Getting Started add-in.
This will add a new Get Started Ribbon with direct links to MS training and
(most importantly) and Interactive Guide which shows Word 2003 command
equivalents in Word 2007. That should at least get you through the basics.


--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%233SC7iwXIHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I really want to make the
> transition to 2007 and use it as provided, but it's nice to know I can
> fall back on customizing stuff if I need to do so.
>
>
>

Suzanne
Fri Jan 25 07:51:05 PST 2008

Another really basic thing that may be helpful is the Office 2007 "cheat
sheet" available (in Word or PDF format) at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2006/05/31/611552.aspx

If you want to see what it looks like before you download it, see
http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/jatwood/archive/2006/07/28/Microsoft_Office_2007_Cheatsheet.aspx

It's just a single page with five major points to get you started (like
telling you that the "pizza button" is not just for decoration <g>).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
news:FEC7CDBE-E9E9-4285-BC54-0493D20F7B51@microsoft.com...
> And as I replied to the post immediately before your post...
>
> If you go to the MS Office Site, download the free Getting Started add-in.
> This will add a new Get Started Ribbon with direct links to MS training
> and
> (most importantly) and Interactive Guide which shows Word 2003 command
> equivalents in Word 2007. That should at least get you through the basics.
>
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>
> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%233SC7iwXIHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I really want to make the
>> transition to 2007 and use it as provided, but it's nice to know I can
>> fall back on customizing stuff if I need to do so.
>>
>>
>>
>

BK
Fri Jan 25 10:25:12 PST 2008

Suzanne

You've once again come to my rescue!! What a surprise!! Thanks!!



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O5Q2Pv2XIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Another really basic thing that may be helpful is the Office 2007 "cheat
> sheet" available (in Word or PDF format) at
> http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2006/05/31/611552.aspx
>
> If you want to see what it looks like before you download it, see
> http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/jatwood/archive/2006/07/28/Microsoft_Office_2007_Cheatsheet.aspx
>
> It's just a single page with five major points to get you started (like
> telling you that the "pizza button" is not just for decoration <g>).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:FEC7CDBE-E9E9-4285-BC54-0493D20F7B51@microsoft.com...
>> And as I replied to the post immediately before your post...
>>
>> If you go to the MS Office Site, download the free Getting Started
>> add-in.
>> This will add a new Get Started Ribbon with direct links to MS training
>> and
>> (most importantly) and Interactive Guide which shows Word 2003 command
>> equivalents in Word 2007. That should at least get you through the
>> basics.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>>
>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:%233SC7iwXIHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I really want to make
>>> the transition to 2007 and use it as provided, but it's nice to know I
>>> can fall back on customizing stuff if I need to do so.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Suzanne
Fri Jan 25 11:24:27 PST 2008

I'm glad you found that helpful. I've had the printout on my copy stand for
many months now (though I still haven't installed Office 2007), and just
yesterday it occurred to me that it would be a good idea to find out where I
got it from so I could recommend it to others. I don't think I'd have found
it if it hadn't been displayed at the second URL, because I was googling for
the opening text, which of course doesn't appear in Jensen's blog.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%2318hv%233XIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Suzanne
>
> You've once again come to my rescue!! What a surprise!! Thanks!!
>
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O5Q2Pv2XIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Another really basic thing that may be helpful is the Office 2007 "cheat
>> sheet" available (in Word or PDF format) at
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2006/05/31/611552.aspx
>>
>> If you want to see what it looks like before you download it, see
>> http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/jatwood/archive/2006/07/28/Microsoft_Office_2007_Cheatsheet.aspx
>>
>> It's just a single page with five major points to get you started (like
>> telling you that the "pizza button" is not just for decoration <g>).
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:FEC7CDBE-E9E9-4285-BC54-0493D20F7B51@microsoft.com...
>>> And as I replied to the post immediately before your post...
>>>
>>> If you go to the MS Office Site, download the free Getting Started
>>> add-in.
>>> This will add a new Get Started Ribbon with direct links to MS training
>>> and
>>> (most importantly) and Interactive Guide which shows Word 2003 command
>>> equivalents in Word 2007. That should at least get you through the
>>> basics.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>>>
>>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%233SC7iwXIHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I really want to make
>>>> the transition to 2007 and use it as provided, but it's nice to know I
>>>> can fall back on customizing stuff if I need to do so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

askteam
Sat Jan 26 07:25:25 PST 2008


follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
2003 to MS Word 2007.
http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007

SoiCom

BK
Sat Jan 26 07:42:03 PST 2008

Thanks. Took me a bit to get to the correct place in this link, but the
interactive guide is helpful. Might try this link:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx



<askteam.mail@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:801df43b-6169-4dc2-9873-8de93300f5bb@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
> 2003 to MS Word 2007.
> http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007
>
> SoiCom

Suzanne
Sat Jan 26 09:33:35 PST 2008

Especially since the initial link appears to be misspelled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:u1P3KJDYIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks. Took me a bit to get to the correct place in this link, but the
> interactive guide is helpful. Might try this link:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx
>
>
>
> <askteam.mail@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:801df43b-6169-4dc2-9873-8de93300f5bb@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
>> 2003 to MS Word 2007.
>> http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007
>>
>> SoiCom
>
>
>

Terry
Sat Jan 26 09:55:34 PST 2008

This is EXACTLY the same Interactive Guide that is part of the Get Started
add-in that you download for free from Microsoft which I told you about
yesterday! You give thanks to someone who posts the wrong URL and completely
ignored my suggestion.

Terry Farrell

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:u1P3KJDYIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks. Took me a bit to get to the correct place in this link, but the
> interactive guide is helpful. Might try this link:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx
>
>
>
> <askteam.mail@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:801df43b-6169-4dc2-9873-8de93300f5bb@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
>> 2003 to MS Word 2007.
>> http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007
>>
>> SoiCom
>
>

BK
Sat Jan 26 10:50:56 PST 2008

Sorry, Terry. I wasn't ready to download an Add-In yet. I'm usually pretty
caution about downloading stuff before I have a chance to review it. I was
glad to be able to look at the interactive guide without having to download
and install anything on my system.

Did not intend to cause offense.


"Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
news:31B438B8-8135-4CCF-9E56-C31ECFCC0D7C@microsoft.com...
> This is EXACTLY the same Interactive Guide that is part of the Get Started
> add-in that you download for free from Microsoft which I told you about
> yesterday! You give thanks to someone who posts the wrong URL and
> completely ignored my suggestion.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:u1P3KJDYIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks. Took me a bit to get to the correct place in this link, but the
>> interactive guide is helpful. Might try this link:
>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> <askteam.mail@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:801df43b-6169-4dc2-9873-8de93300f5bb@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>> follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
>>> 2003 to MS Word 2007.
>>> http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007
>>>
>>> SoiCom
>>
>>
>

Terry
Sat Jan 26 14:25:10 PST 2008

S'ok: just got out of bed the wrong side this morning. You'll find that the
add-in links to other tutorial and videos too, so it really is worth
downloading to use initially. It uninstalls without problem when you feel
confident to do without it any longer.

Terry

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eaEGUxEYIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Sorry, Terry. I wasn't ready to download an Add-In yet. I'm usually
> pretty caution about downloading stuff before I have a chance to review
> it. I was glad to be able to look at the interactive guide without having
> to download and install anything on my system.
>
> Did not intend to cause offense.
>
>
> "Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:31B438B8-8135-4CCF-9E56-C31ECFCC0D7C@microsoft.com...
>> This is EXACTLY the same Interactive Guide that is part of the Get
>> Started add-in that you download for free from Microsoft which I told you
>> about yesterday! You give thanks to someone who posts the wrong URL and
>> completely ignored my suggestion.
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:u1P3KJDYIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks. Took me a bit to get to the correct place in this link, but the
>>> interactive guide is helpful. Might try this link:
>>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <askteam.mail@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:801df43b-6169-4dc2-9873-8de93300f5bb@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>>
>>>> follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
>>>> 2003 to MS Word 2007.
>>>> http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007
>>>>
>>>> SoiCom
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

BK
Sat Jan 26 15:07:55 PST 2008

Thanks!!

"Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
news:A3EA72AC-0723-4D24-A67F-AF1EA4EE464A@microsoft.com...
> S'ok: just got out of bed the wrong side this morning. You'll find that
> the add-in links to other tutorial and videos too, so it really is worth
> downloading to use initially. It uninstalls without problem when you feel
> confident to do without it any longer.
>
> Terry
>
> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:eaEGUxEYIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Sorry, Terry. I wasn't ready to download an Add-In yet. I'm usually
>> pretty caution about downloading stuff before I have a chance to review
>> it. I was glad to be able to look at the interactive guide without
>> having to download and install anything on my system.
>>
>> Did not intend to cause offense.
>>
>>
>> "Terry Farrell" <mvpng@po193qw.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:31B438B8-8135-4CCF-9E56-C31ECFCC0D7C@microsoft.com...
>>> This is EXACTLY the same Interactive Guide that is part of the Get
>>> Started add-in that you download for free from Microsoft which I told
>>> you about yesterday! You give thanks to someone who posts the wrong URL
>>> and completely ignored my suggestion.
>>>
>>> Terry Farrell
>>>
>>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u1P3KJDYIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks. Took me a bit to get to the correct place in this link, but
>>>> the interactive guide is helpful. Might try this link:
>>>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <askteam.mail@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:801df43b-6169-4dc2-9873-8de93300f5bb@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> follow this link to watch interactive transition guide from MS Word
>>>>> 2003 to MS Word 2007.
>>>>> http://www.soi12.com/office/story.php?title=Interactive_transistion_guide_from_Word_2003_to_Word_2007
>>>>>
>>>>> SoiCom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>